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Police Issue Warning About Child Pornography
The police are reminding the public that “any sexual images of individuals who are under the age of consent, are classified as child abusive images or what is commonly known as, child pornography.” A police spokesperson said, “Anyone in possession of such videos or images or who forwards them on in any format, is committing offenses under... Read more of this article
Court: Rocha Found Guilty Of Child Porn Charges
Daniel Rocha has been found guilty of accessing child pornography, and has been remanded into custody pending his sentencing at a later date. During the trial the prosecution had said that 1,230 pictures and videos were accessed between April 2010 and March 2015. Screenshot from tonight’s ZBM news: The 30-year-old Devonshire man was found guilty... Read more of this article
Court: Trial Continues For Child Porn Charges
[Written by Don Burgess] A Devonshire man said with a “clear conscience” that he did not access child pornography which was found on laptop under his bed. The Devonshire man is accused of seven counts of accessing child pornography images and videos. The prosecution claims that 1,230 pictures and videos were accessed. The 30-year old man has denied... Read more of this article
Court: 30-Year-Old Denies Child Porn Charges
[Written by Don Burgess] A Devonshire man accused of accused seven counts of accessing child pornography images and videos saw his trial begin in front of an eight-woman, four-man jury. The prosecution claims that over 1,200 pictures and videos were accessed by the man. The 30-year old defendant has denied all the charges. The man allegedly accessed... Read more of this article
Court: Men Charged With Child Pornography
Two people were charged today [Sept 21] in Magistrates Court with offences involving child pornography. A 40-year-old guest worker was charged with eight counts involving accessing child pornography. The offenses were said to involve thousands of images, and said to have occurred on dates between February 2014 and December 2017. The defendant was not... Read more of this article
Court: Man Charged With Child Pornography
A 25-year-old man was charged today in Magistrates Court with child pornography and offenses related to “making unwarranted demands of individuals.” The man, who cannot be named at this stage for legal reasons, was not required to enter a plea as the matter must be heard in the Supreme Court. He was charged with multiple counts, including... Read more of this article
Court: Man Charged With Accessing Child Porn
[Written by Don Burgess] A man who is facing multiple counts of accessing child pornography had his arraignment pushed back for the second consecutive day. Yesterday, the man’s lawyer was not on the island, and, today the lawyer asked for it to be pushed back as he needs to review the indictments. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons at... Read more of this article
IWF Reporting Portal For Child Abuse Images
A number of British Overseas Territories — including Bermuda — are today launching dedicated IWF Reporting Portals to allow people to report images and videos of child abuse safely and anonymously. A police spokesperson said, “In an historic announcement today, Bermuda launches a dedicated IWF Reporting Portal, to allow web users to... Read more of this article
Police: Child Pornography Images Circulating
[Updated] The police said they are aware of “inappropriate videos of persons in compromising and vulnerable states that are circulating” saying “a few of these individuals may be under the age of consent” so the images are classified as child pornography, and anyone in possession of them, or who forwards them on in any format... Read more of this article
Child Porn: Man Arrested After Leaving Island
According to the U.S. authorities, a 60-year-old man was arrested in Baltimore last week after arriving on a flight from Bermuda. He was arrested on an outstanding arrest warrant from Pennsylvania on child pornography charges, and has been turned over to Maryland Transportation Authority Police. The U.S. authorities said that U.S. Customs and Border... Read more of this article
Advisory: Distribution Of Child Abuse Images
The police issued a warning today [Nov 14], saying there has been an increase in sexually explicit/child abuse images being passed around via electronic means. Inspector Mark Clarke, Officer in Charge of the Vulnerable Persons Unit said: “In 2012 there has been an increase in sexually explicit images being passed around the island via various electronic... Read more of this article
Police: Do Not Distribute ‘Objectionable Images’
The police have issued a warning about “distributing objectionable images of persons” via cell phone and/or social media, saying anyone found with such images may be arrested. A statement from the police said: “The Bermuda Police Service would once again like to make the public aware that distributing objectionable images of persons... Read more of this article
